Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Harper Apple
Harper Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from North Carolina, Forsyth, Winston-Salem, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Harper |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Forsyth, Winston-Salem |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002266.
